You can’t go wrong with Busch at Bristol...at least according to NASCAR’s driver rating formula.
Busch At Bristol? Driver Rating Says Rowdy Is The Man
Kyle Busch, who won the Truck race on Wednesday night at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” is the No. 1 selection; brother Kurt, a multi-time Bristol winner, is fifth.
Drivers who you may not have considered? Look at Matt Kenseth (third) or Marcos Ambrose (eighth).
If you trust the formula, some big names to avoid this week include AJ Allmendinger (31st) and Jamie McMurray (23rd).
Irwin Tools Night Race Pre-RaceFor point-paying races in current and past four years, at this track.Bristol Motor SpeedwaySaturday, August 21, 2010Driver RatingFormula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.Number of Races: 11
Rank Car Driver Avg Finish High AVG DRIVER RATING1 18 Kyle Busch 10.1 149.2 103.02 16 Greg Biffle 10.5 119.7 101.23 24 Jeff Gordon 11.5 116.4 99.44 17 Matt Kenseth 12.5 149.8 97.55 2 Kurt Busch 15.1 140.3 96.16 14 Tony Stewart 14.4 130.2 95.97 11 Denny Hamlin 12.4 119.6 95.08 47 Marcos Ambrose 15.3 108.4 93.49 29 Kevin Harvick 14.2 127.4 91.510 5 Mark Martin 17.7 139.6 89.911 88 D Earnhardt Jr. 8.4 114.0 89.112 12 Brad Keselowski 13.0 88.7 88.713 31 Jeff Burton 15.8 132.1 88.314 99 Carl Edwards 11.6 134.2 88.215 48 Jimmie Johnson 16.5 132.4 87.016 39 Ryan Newman 18.2 112.5 85.817 9 Kasey Kahne 19.4 141.1 84.618 33 Clint Bowyer 18.0 121.0 79.919 00 David Reutimann 22.4 97.4 78.920 19 Elliott Sadler 21.8 120.1 78.121 42 Juan Montoya 20.4 95.2 76.022 56 M Truex Jr. 23.6 91.5 72.523 1 Jamie McMurray 23.6 108.9 70.524 71 Bobby Labonte 21.9 102.1 66.525 66 Scott Riggs 24.1 104.4 65.226 6 David Ragan 24.0 80.7 61.727 83 Brian Vickers 23.2 80.4 60.628 21 Bill Elliott 25.5 71.5 60.429 98 Paul Menard 23.2 83.6 60.330 96 J.J. Yeley 27.6 82.1 60.231 43 AJ Allmendinger 29.8 85.9 60.132 49 Mike Bliss 20.3 71.1 59.833 78 Regan Smith 25.6 83.7 58.034 82 Scott Speed 24.7 68.5 57.835 26 David Stremme 23.0 79.0 56.836 09 Aric Almirola 26.2 90.6 56.237 34 Travis Kvapil 22.5 79.9 56.038 55 Michael Waltrip 26.2 81.8 55.639 90 Casey Mears 27.4 75.0 54.540 43 Reed Sorenson 28.1 65.3 54.441 4 Mike Wallace 25.5 55.6 53.842 66 Dave Blaney 30.4 81.7 53.743 38 David Gilliland 30.0 80.9 52.244 20 Joey Logano 33.0 74.7 51.545 7 Robby Gordon 28.2 63.9 49.246 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 32.8 56.0 47.747 37 Tony Raines 27.2 61.0 47.248 64 Todd Bodine 42.0 45.4 45.449 70 Johnny Sauter 42.0 44.9 44.950 87 Joe Nemechek 32.0 59.3 38.151 37 Kevin Conway 28.0 35.8 35.852 34 John Andretti 34.7 36.1 30.853 46 Terry Cook 37.0 30.0 30.054 74 Derrike Cope 43.0 24.8 24.8
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